Insect-trapping screen.



G. M. JONES. INSECT TRAPPING SCREEN. APPLICATION FILED APR. 10, 1916.

Patented Jan. 22, 1918 INVENTOR. WITNESS WWWM WWW GEORGE 1V1. JONES, OF GALE, CALIFORNIA.

INSECT-TRAPPING SCREEN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. JONES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Galt, in the county of Sacramento, State of Cali fornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Insect-Trapping Screens; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to improvements in a means for ridding a building or other place from the insect pest, the object of the invention being to so construct a screen for use on windows or doors that the same will trap in sects of all kinds either when they are attempting to get into a building from the outside or from the building to the outside.

A further object of the invention is to provide a means for removing the trapped insects from the screen after they have been caught therein.

A still further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device and yet one which will be exceedingly eifective for the purposes for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claim.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a complete screen which, as indicated, may be applied either to a window or door or other suitable place.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on a line Y.--X of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on a line Y Y of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on a line Z Z of Fig. 2.

Referring now more particularly. to the characters of reference on the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the frame of the screen which will be constructed in any suitable manner accordingly as the screen is to be applied to the window, door or other place. The edges of the frame 1, on one side, are provided with projecting plates 2. Each plate is provided in its inner face with a recess 3. These recesses 3 have open lower Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 10, 1916.

Patented Jan. 22, 191%.

Serial No. 90,063.

ends. Recesses 5 are formed in the edges of the frame 1, opposite the edges on which are the plates These recesses 5 are likewise open at their lower ends. The immoral 6 designates the screen which is fastened. to the side of the frame 1 on which are the plates 2. This screen is secured to the edges of the frame 1 below the plates 2, and then into and around the sides of the recesses 3 and then. over the edges of the plates 2 and then to the edges of the frame 1 above the plates 2. At the point where the screen follows into the edges of the recesses 3 a pocket is formed, the top side of which provided with a plurality of enlarged openings 7. These openings T, con'imunicate from the pocket into a caging compartment of any sort but preferably into a space 8 formed between the screen 6 and a screen 9 secured to the opposite side of the frame 1. The screen 9 is also fastened on to the edges of the frame 1 and is fitted into and fastened to the edges of the recesses 5 to form another pocket on that side of the frame 1. This pocket is provided along its upper edge with a plurality of openings 10 which are similar to the openings 7 and communicate from the pocket into the space 8. The screens being fitted into and secured to the rigid inner edges of the recesses, this prevents the sides of the pockets from collapsing. The screen 9 follows into the recess 5 similarly as the screen. 6 does into the recess and forms therein a pocket having top openings 10 similar to the openings 7.

Since it is the tendency of all insects to climb upward, any insects which might light upon the screen 6 would crawl upwardly thereon and pass through the openings 7 into the space 8 from which they could not escape due to the screen 9. Similarly any insects on the screen 9 would climb upwardly and through the openings 10 into the space 8. Thus the space 8 would entirely trap all insects attempting to get through the screen from one side or the other. To remove the insects from this space 8 I have provided lower doors 11 suitably hinged at 12 and provided with turn buttons 13 whereby they may be opened at will to clean out the insects from the said space 8.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfils the object of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in des tail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form a departure from the spirit of the invention, as defined by the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention What I claim as new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

-in insect trapping screen comprising a rectangular frame, a rigid projecting plate at each edge of the frame, each plate having a recess formed in its lower edge, screen secured to the edges of the frame and into the recesses and over the plates to form a pocket in the screen, the rigidity of the plates holding the screen around the pocket from collapsing in order to hold the pocket freely open, the screen at the top edge of the pocket being provided with a plurality of enlarged openings, and a trapping compartment with which such openings communicate.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE M. JONES.

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